Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Judith Anne Benson
Jan 11, 2021
Judith Anne Benson, 67, of Kingston passed away peacefully on January 11, 2021. Born April 3, 1953 in Washington, D.C. she was a daughter of the late Robert and Lydia Blakeslee Scrimager. Judy was a licensed practical nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for more than forty years before retiring. Her sister, Katherine Watkins, and brother, Michael Allen Scrimager, preceded her...
Dolores Montone Kraft
Jan 3, 2021
Dolores Montone Kraft, 93, a native of Wilkes-Barre and longtime resident of Warminster passed away on January 3, 2021. Born August 14, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Maria Manfre Rondinella Montone. Dolores was a 1945 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She worked for Bell Telephone in Wilkes-Barre and Bucks County where...
Gilbert P. Martinez
Dec 24, 2020
Gilbert P. Martinez, Veto, 93, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully at Residential Hospice on December 24, 2020. Born March 15, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Emanuel and Pauline Martinez. A graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Veto was a proud 66-year member of I.B.E.W. Local 126 as an equipment operator. An avid outdoorsman who enjoyed...
Pauline T. Dougherty
Dec 19, 2020
Pauline Therese Dougherty, Poochie, 79, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born October 3, 1941 in Swoyersville she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Carusso Matello. Pauline was a graduate of Swoyersville High School. Mrs. Dougherty was a teacher's aide for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for many years. She...
Ellen Marie Judge Jenkins
Dec 15, 2020
Ellen Marie Judge Jenkins, a Wilkes-Barre native, passed away peacefully at her residence in Rochester, New York on December 15, 2020. Ellen was predeceased by her parents William & Catherine Madden Judge LaDue; her infant brother, William Judge; her husband of sixty-eight years, Wesley Frieze Jenkins, and her sisters, Mary Judge Kirk, Jane Judge Schreiner and Catherine LaDue St. George....
Wayne A. Wallace
Dec 14, 2020
Wayne A. Wallace, 75, passed away at his home in Hanover Township on Monday, December 14, 2020. Born February 20, 1945 in Pittston he was a son of the late Samuel and Helen Strubeck Wallace. A graduate of Pittston High School, Wayne served our country as a soldier of the Army. Wayne worked for the Greater Hanover Area School District...
John Charles Blochberger
Dec 10, 2020
John Charles Blochberger, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at eighty-one on December 10, 2020. John was born on January 13, 1939 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to Charles and Theresa Blochberger. He was a 1956 graduate of Kingston High School. After high school, John enlisted in the Army, rising to Specialist 5 in the US Army's Quartermaster Corps. While in...
John J. Rothenbecker
Dec 7, 2020
John J. Rothenbecker, 82, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 7, 2020. Born September 5, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Francis and Margaret Gately Rothenbecker. Jack was a graduate of Saint Nicholas School and G.A.R. Memorial High School. He proudly served our country as a sailor of the...
Richard K. Phillips
Dec 6, 2020
Richard K. Phillips, 58, of Harvey's Lake died unexpectedly at his home on December 6, 2020. Born September 24, 1962 in Lapeer, Michigan he was a son of Richard Morse and Sharon Wilcox Tilghman. Rick was a self-employed contractor. Rick enjoyed living life to its fullest. He touched all of your lives in a way only he could do. His...
Edward M. Whalen Jr.
Nov 13, 2020
Edward M. Whalen, Jr., 76, of Kingston, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, from congestive heart failure. Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 15, 1944, Ned was the eldest of five children of the late Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Whalen, Sr. Ned attended Scranton Preparatory School and graduated from E.L. Meyers High School in 1962. He...
Grace Proeller
Nov 8, 2020
Grace M. Proeller, 89, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Sunday, November 8th. Born January 4, 1931 in Hanover Township she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Helen Bedosky Hoover. Grace was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Grace and her husband, William, co-owned and operated the former Kew Tee Bar on North Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre for...
Shirlee Sanders Ide
Nov 8, 2020
Shirlee Sanders Ide, 96, formerly of Mountain Top, passed away at the home of her son and daughter-in-law on Sunday, November 8th. Shirlee was a daughter of the late Stephen and Helen Hunt Sanders. Her husband, Lawrence Ide, Sr., and brother, Stephen Sanders, Jr., preceded her in death. Shirlee will be greatly missed by her son, Lawrence Ide, Jr. and...
Roy W. Gernhardt
Nov 7, 2020
Roy W. Gernhardt, 74, of Shavertown died November 7, 2020. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Roy W. and Elaine Gernhardt. Roy earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler and embarked on a long career as a Mariner Merchant Seaman. He received the...
Marie Olympia Mahon
Nov 7, 2020
Marie Olympia Nardone Mahon, affectionately known as “Aunt Limpy” by her many loving nieces and nephews, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7th at Allied Meade Street Skilled Nursing. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on March 17, 1923, Marie was a proud graduate of GAR Memorial High School Class of 1942. After graduation, she served as a WAVE in The United...
Joseph A. Brown Sr.
Oct 24, 2020
Joseph A. Brown, Sr., 66, of Wilkes-Barre peacefully passed away at his home on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Born October 22, 1954 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of Rebecca Gilroy Brown Rushton and the late John W. Brown, Jr. Joe retired as the owner-operator of Joseph Brown Trucking. The quintessential family man, he was a hard-working, caring, and loving...
Donna Marie Volinski Sofa Krull
Oct 8, 2020
Donna Marie Volinski Sofa Krull, best known as “Dawna from Angelo’s,” of Wilkes-Barre, age 63, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday morning after her courageous battle with cancer to finally be with her parents and beloved granddaughter, Kiele. Born July 3, 1957 in Wilkes Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Eleanor Fabian Volinski. Donna...
Frank J. Nutaitis
Sep 21, 2020
Frank J. Nutaitis, 53, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on September 21, 2020 after a brief illness. Born May 22, 1967 he was a son of the late Charles J. and Loretta Galicki Nutaitis. Frank was raised in Glen Lyon and graduated from Greater Nanticoke Area High School in 1985. Frank earned a Bachelors Degree in English and Education from Wilkes...
Marian D. Leo
Sep 21, 2020
Marian D. Leo, 85, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020. Born February 20, 1935 in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh and raised in Kingston and Luzerne, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Helen Horton Bloom. Marian was a graduate of Luzerne High School. She worked for RCA in Mountain...
Maureen Martin Stanton
Sep 14, 2020
Maureen Ruth Stanton, 82, devoted wife of the late Edward A. Stanton and lifetime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed into eternal peace on September 14, 2020. Born February 19, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Anne Bednar Martin. Maureen attended Wilkes-Barre city schools. She dedicated most of her life to caring for her family, and...
Felicia Holmes
Sep 8, 2020
Felicia Holmes, 41, of Wilkes-Barre died September 8, 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born October 23, 1978 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Louise Williams Holmes and the late Ray Daniel Holmes. A 1997 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Felicia earned her associates degree from Bloomsburg University. Felicia was involved in sales management with Frontier Communications...
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